How much money do you give away each season by being lazy? First off, you would need to define 'lazy'. Lazy would be not shopping for the best lines, best books, and best rules for your wager. I have been a victim of my own laziness again, and again. My biggest and most recent failure in this department has been taking it up the ass on .20 lines in baseball.
There are plenty of books that will give you a 'dime' line, or even an .08 if you look. I was lazy for a good portion of the season, and played the .20 line, because that is where I had my money. I shudder to think how much that cost me over a series of even one hundred wagers, or so. Recently, I took my winnings out of this book, and am going to place them in a book with friendlier odds.
I look at the .20 line as a blackjack player might look at the 6:5 tables in Las Vegas. Can you play at that table? Sure, but it makes no sense to you financially. If you are playing there, it is because you are lazy. Another way we give up money is by having too few "outs". I have always been a small player, so I don't have more than one or two books. (Mostly one.) This gives me no ability to shop for value in lines. I have to believe that most of us only have one book, as we are recreational gamblers at best. The guy who has a half a dozen or more places to play, has a very nice edge on the rest of us. After all, how many times have you been beat on a game by half a point, or pushed? A shit load, I am sure. If you had the ability to shop, you would score a few more hits. Now, for people in Las Vegas, you can do the legwork, but some still don't.
How many times have you made a wager in Las Vegas at one casino, and went to another, only to see the line or odds at a better price? Move your ass around a little, and you could secure a better line. But, who has time, right? I guess if it is the difference between making or losing $500, the walk would seem worth the effort.
One other problem I had recently, involved a payoff on a parlay wager. I had some nice dogs in a parlay, and got shorted on the payoff. I no longer remember the particulars, but I got shorted a good chunk of cash! A call to the bookie had them tell me to read rule number such-and-such. Sure enough, the odds on that parlay had a ceiling, and my potential payoff exceeded that ceiling. I thought it was bullshit, since the computer software at the book accepted the wager, but I got no joy. In short, it was my fault for not reading the rules. I had been lazy, and it cost me.
What about futures wagers? These have some of the widest margins of any wagers out there. Some place will have a team at 40-1 to win the Super Bowl, and another place will have that same team at 50-1. That is some serious coin if you wager enough and win. At any rate, 25% is 25%.
So, make your decision as to how you want to spend your money. Me? I want to have as many bullets in the gun at all times, as I can. The learning process never stops out there??..
There are plenty of books that will give you a 'dime' line, or even an .08 if you look. I was lazy for a good portion of the season, and played the .20 line, because that is where I had my money. I shudder to think how much that cost me over a series of even one hundred wagers, or so. Recently, I took my winnings out of this book, and am going to place them in a book with friendlier odds.
I look at the .20 line as a blackjack player might look at the 6:5 tables in Las Vegas. Can you play at that table? Sure, but it makes no sense to you financially. If you are playing there, it is because you are lazy. Another way we give up money is by having too few "outs". I have always been a small player, so I don't have more than one or two books. (Mostly one.) This gives me no ability to shop for value in lines. I have to believe that most of us only have one book, as we are recreational gamblers at best. The guy who has a half a dozen or more places to play, has a very nice edge on the rest of us. After all, how many times have you been beat on a game by half a point, or pushed? A shit load, I am sure. If you had the ability to shop, you would score a few more hits. Now, for people in Las Vegas, you can do the legwork, but some still don't.
How many times have you made a wager in Las Vegas at one casino, and went to another, only to see the line or odds at a better price? Move your ass around a little, and you could secure a better line. But, who has time, right? I guess if it is the difference between making or losing $500, the walk would seem worth the effort.
One other problem I had recently, involved a payoff on a parlay wager. I had some nice dogs in a parlay, and got shorted on the payoff. I no longer remember the particulars, but I got shorted a good chunk of cash! A call to the bookie had them tell me to read rule number such-and-such. Sure enough, the odds on that parlay had a ceiling, and my potential payoff exceeded that ceiling. I thought it was bullshit, since the computer software at the book accepted the wager, but I got no joy. In short, it was my fault for not reading the rules. I had been lazy, and it cost me.
What about futures wagers? These have some of the widest margins of any wagers out there. Some place will have a team at 40-1 to win the Super Bowl, and another place will have that same team at 50-1. That is some serious coin if you wager enough and win. At any rate, 25% is 25%.
So, make your decision as to how you want to spend your money. Me? I want to have as many bullets in the gun at all times, as I can. The learning process never stops out there??..
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